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E. "H. TURNER.

AUXILIARY SEAT POR BUGGIES.

No. 888,129. Patented Nov. zo, 1888.

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E. H. TURNER. AUXILIARY SEAT POR BUGGIES. No. 393,129. -Patented Nov. 20,v 1888.

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AUXILIARY SEAT FOR BUGGIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,129, dated November 20, 1888.

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buggy or like vehicle, in addition to its usual seat, with an auxiliary seat adapted, when not in use, to be readily knocked down and stored beneath the usual seat.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, hereinafter de scribed, and defined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure l is a central longitudinal sectional Velevation of a buggy provided with my improved seat attachment with the latter stored beneath the usual seat. Fig. 2 is a like View of a portion of the buggy, the auxiliary seat being adj usted for use. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the buggy with the seat adj usted for use. Fig. 4 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged back View of a portion of the seat, showing the hinge ofthe hinged seat-standard.

In providing a buggy with my auxiliary scat a tubular guide-case, B, is tted beneath the usual seat, A, of the buggy, to lic in a direction from front to rear thereof. In an aperture, b, in the front end of the case B, slides the horizontal rod C, provided at its inner end within the said case with a stop, c, for

limiting its outward movement,and to the outer end of the rod C is rigidly connected the seatstandard consisting of the hinged members D D', the upper one, D', being provided with a seat, E. The adjoining hinged ends ofthe members D and D are rabbeted, and the projection d of the upper member, D', ofthe rabbet is hinged to the lower member, D, at thc base of the recess d thereof, the hinge-pin d2 pass ing through ears di on-thc upper member and ears d* on the lower member. The projection or extension d of the upper member, D', is

provided with a turn-button, F, whose head is adapted, when turned to the vertical position, to pass through a slot or opening, d5, in the lower member, D, and when the said button is turned to the horizontal position, as in Fig. 4, it will maintain the upper member, D', in raised position. Upon turning the button F the upper member, D', and its seat E may be swung down on the hinge-pin d2, when it may be slid in beneath the vehicle-seat and be concealed behind the curtain A thereof, as in Fig. 1. The lower member, D, of the seat-standard is provided with a stop or shoulder, d, which affords a partial support for the upper member, D', when the latter is in the lowered position. The seat E is formed in its back edge with a concave or recess, e, whereby the seat, when lowered, will pass either side ofthe casing B, and thus not injure the latter.

The adjusting of thc seat is so simple that it may be accomplished by any one without trouble.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl.. The combination, with a vehicle, ol` a horizontallysliding rod beneath the usual seat thereof, and astandard lixed to said rod hinged at about its center and carrying a seat, Substantially as described.

2. The combination, with avehicle, ofa tubular casinglocated beneath the seat thereof, arod sliding in said casing, and a standard secured to said sliding rod consisting of hinged members and carrying a seat, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a vehicle, of the tubular casing B, the horizontally-sliding rod C, and the standard consisting of members D D', the lower one of which is secured to the rod C and the upper one of which carries a seat, E, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a vehicle of the character described, of a casing, B, located beneath the'seat thereof, the rod C, sliding in said casing, and the standard consisting of hinged members D D', the one D being secured to the rod C, and the one D having a seat, E,

formed with a recess, e, in its back edge, sublock the same in the vertical position, and stantially as described. a seat on said standard, substantially as dev 5. The'combination, in an auxiliary seab for scribed. vehic1es,"of a horizontal rod, a standard EDMUN D H. TURNER.

5 formed of hinged members, the said members Witnesses:

being rabbeted at the hingejoint, a turn- WILLIAM L. PARSONS, button carried by one member and acting to JAMES A. BROWN. 

